SharpCap

What is SharpCap?

SharpCap is an easy-to-use and powerful astronomy camera capture tool. It can be used with dedicated astronomy cameras, webcams and USB frame grabbers.

A wide range of features makes SharpCap suitable for many types of astro-imaging including Planetary, Lunar, Solar, Deep Sky and EAA (Electronically Assisted Astronomy). A clear and logical UI makes the program easy for beginners to use. Comprehensive documentation will also help those who are just getting started.

Supported Webcams / Frame Grabbers

Special support for adjusting parameters of the SPC900 webcam in the settings panel

LX modified SPC900 cameras (SharpCap 3.0 and earlier versions)

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Using SharpCap

There are some great video tutorials on using SharpCap for Astrophotography over on the Tutorials board at the astronomyshed.co.uk forum (Note that you need to be a forum member to access the Tutorials). You can find more SharpCap video tutorials on Youtube. If you prefer written documentation, you can find it here.